Chapter One Federal Government - Minnesota State Legislature

VOTER TURNOUT SINCE 1950
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MINNESOTA STATE PRIMARY STATISTICS 1950–2004
# of % OF # OF VOTERS % OF VOTERS
ELIGIBLE # WHO QUALIFIED REGISTERING ON REGISTERING ON
YEAR VOTERS* VOTED WHO VOTED ELECTION DAY ELECTION DAY
1950 1,879,000 583,617 31.06%
1952 1,899,000 652,825 34.38%
1954 1,920,000 641,906 33.43%
1956 1,940,000 611,197 31.51%
1958 1,960,000 632,240 32.26%
1960 1,987,000 596,272 30.01%
1962 2,033,000 592,719 29.15%
1964 2,078,000 442,642 21.30%
1966 2,124,000 833,530 39.24%
1968 2,170,000 408,541 18.83%
1970 2,226,000 718,079 32.26%
1972 2,523,000 489,298 19.39%
1974 2,617,000 537,284 20.53% 131,724 24.52%
1976 2,710,000 538,382 19.87% 66,557 12.36%
1978 2,804,000 811,581 28.94% 90,219 11.12%
1980 2,888,000 397,145 13.75% 34,215 8.62%
1982 2,945,000 915,180 31.08% 90,048 9.84%
1984 3,003,000 537,342 17.89% 47,218 8.79%
1986 3,060,000 786,230 25.69% 76,531 9.73%
1988 3,118,000 311,145 9.98% 21,470 6.90%
1990 3,179,000 771,850 24.28% 53,462 6.93%
1992 3,247,000 560,659 17.27% 35,967 6.42%
1994 3,316,000 901,002 27.17% 72,108 8.00%
1996 3,384,000 450,120 13.30% 27,542 6.12%
1998 3,453,000 683,433 19.79% 47,940 7.01%
2000 3,521,000 602,690 17.12% 42,943 7.12%
2002 3,590,000 535,972 14.93% 35,798 6.67%
2004 3,658,000 279,132 7.63% 20,438 7.32%
MINNESOTA PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY STATISTICS 1916–1992
1916 121,552
1952 1,899,000 426,498 22.46%
1956 1,940,000 640,328 33.01%
1992 3,247,000 338,995 10.44% 21,162 6.24%
MINNESOTA GENERAL ELECTION STATISTICS 1950–2004
1950 1,879,000 1,067,967 56.83%
1952 1,899,000 1,466,326 77.21%
1954 1,920,000 1,168,101 60.84%
1956 1,940,000 1,613,138 83.15%
1958 1,960,000 1,178,173 60.11%
1960 1,987,000 1,577,509 79.39%
1962 2,033,000 1,267,502 62.35%
1964 2,078,000 1,586,173 76.33%
1966 2,124,000 1,312,288 61.78%
1968 2,170,000 1,606,307 74.02%
1970 2,226,000 1,388,525 62.38%
1972 2,523,000 1,773,838 70.31%
1974 2,617,000 1,296,209 49.53% 260,812 20.12%
1976 2,710,000 1,978,590 73.01% 454,147 22.95%
1978 2,804,000 1,624,911 57.95% 208,985 12.86%
1980 2,888,000 2,079,411 72.00% 433,567 20.85%
1982 2,945,000 1,834,737 62.30% 238,979 13.00%
1984 3,003,000 2,115,317 70.44% 344,157 16.30%
1986 3,060,000 1,456,579 47.60% 137,864 9.46%
1988 3,118,000 2,125,119 68.16% 364,625 17.16%
1990 3,179,000 1,843,104 57.98% 208,625 11.32%
1992 3,247,000 2,355,796 72.55% 427,639 18.15%
1994 3,316,000 1,794,618 54.12% 179,360 10.00%
1996 3,384,000 2,211,161 65.34% 337,297 15.25%
1998 3,453,000 2,105,377 60.97% 332,540 15.79%
2000 3,521,000 2,458,303 69.82% 464,155 18.88%
2002 3,590,000 2,282,860 63.59% 342,978 15.02%
2004 3,658,000 2,842,912 77.72% 581,904 20.57%
*Supplied by the Committee for the Study of the American Electorate
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